Top 117 Quotes & Sayings by Manu Ginobili - Page 2

Many times, we athletes have a camera in front of us and in many cases a lot of people with that same background or history do not have that opportunity.

I came to San Antonio without knowing anything about the city.

You could come out and play a flawless game and still lose to a quality team; you could do things right, but they hit shots and things happen.

I don't follow the NFL.

I knew I was becoming popular in Argentina. I was starting to feel that some companies in Argentina were wanting to associate with me, so I just wanted to be a facilitator to raise funds and distribute them the way I thought was fair and to institutions that I trusted.

I guess the triple-double is a big deal in the States. For me, it's not.

Probably 60% of my followers are from Argentina, so I tweet more in Spanish.

As long as we keep playing well, having a great record, that makes everything easy.

I think most of the compliments I've received during the years has been about my competitiveness. My desire to win and do things for the team to get to that goal. I think that was the one I heard the most.

Playing with Fabricio Oberto for four years was incredible.

The fans in the United States, they are, well, more polite. The fans in Argentina can get wild, crazy. If you meet people in a restaurant, it is fine, but when they get in groups, woooo - it gets dangerous.

If you're from Argentina, you don't dream about these things. You probably dream about being in an Olympic game, but winning it? Going there and beating the NBA stars' team... you don't dream about that.

It makes me feel good to do some things for my people. I believe we really help. I know we are not changing the world, but we try to help different people in different situations and we think we are accomplishing it.

I'm not going to live off the past.

I don't think about drawing the contact on purpose. I just want to get to the line.

A few kids maybe never had a chance to go to a game, watch us on TV, so to see us around could be important to some kids.

Most of the photos I take I don't post, so Instagram is not my thing. I like to edit them, make them look good, and keep them for myself.

When you get blitzed on every pick-and-roll aggressively, you've just got to find the open teammate.

I been asked about my legacy and I really don't care much about the legacy.

Winning is a very exciting thing, for a moment.

There's always somebody better than you.

If I can hit a couple shots early, the opponent guards me in a different way.

Some dogs are escape artists.

It's always tough to see a teammate go unless he is willing to go.

I don't listen to music. I'm not that type of guy.

I'm not good with long rests.

I'm very low-key.

I don't buy this 'be a leader' thing. You don't force a leader. It just happens.

When all your teammates make shots, it's easy to get assists. Nobody feels the pressure to score. It makes the game so much easier.

Obviously, there is not one player in the world that doesn't like making shots.

I just play to win every game.

We all need to get our pets spayed or neutered.

I think you got to live in the present and once it's over, it's over.

The legacy thing is very overrated.

I know when I am coming with the second unit, the team is kind of playing for me. I am kind of 'The Man' in there.

I don't understand people who would move, even inside the city, and get rid of their dog.

I need and want to spend time with my kids.

I do not travel. I take two steps always.

I just try to create and make plays.

I know a lot of people want to buy puppies, but adopting a dog who needs a home is doing something good.

Once you're in the game, you forget about everything.

We Latinos are in a growing stage in the NBA. It's all part of the international basketball boom.

I just try to do what I do best, contribute to my team.

You never know what will be expected of you, so you just go out and play.

Once I step on the court in San Antonio, I feel the support in the air.

It's a different thing when you play on a team that has to win, that doesn't consider it a good year unless you win the championship

Winning an NBA championship is the biggest thing that can happen professionally because it's the top. But representing your country-with more than 30 million people cheering for you and then seeing you up there on the podium-it's hard to find any more words to put on that.

When you do something good, the Argentine people really attach themselves to you. They have so many problems back there that they're looking for somebody to be proud of. I think about that, and I won't forget it.

I know my game. I know what I like to do.

I always played like this, unpredictable.

I want to win championship. That's the think I enjoy most.

The fans in the United States, they are, well, more polite. The fans in Argentina can get, well, crazy.

I have dreams inside of me, and I have a chance to make them true.

I'm not skilled enough to explain properly how we feel. Not only me, but I'm sure Tony and Tim and Pop feel the same way. Last year was a tough one for all of us. We felt like we had the trophy, that we were touching it, and it slipped away. We all felt guilty. We got to this spot, and we didn't let it go.

I learned how to play against players better than me.

If I'm on the court, I have to do what I do best and that's try to go hard to the basket.

There are moments where we forgot what got us to where we are now. ... We stopped moving the ball. We know how it works. We are playing a great team with great players, and we've got to be close to perfect to win.